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Guardiola eyes Champions League flourish to 'exceptional' Man City legacy

Guardiola eyes Champions League flourish to 'exceptional' Man City legacy

Pep Guardiola says his legacy as Manchester City boss is already "exceptional" as the English champions aim to finally turn their domestic dominance into European glory.

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Stocks drift lower as US struggles to reach debt deal

Stocks drift lower as US struggles to reach debt deal

European and US drifted lower Tuesday as traders awaited possible developments on a US debt deal necessary to avert a default.

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Two new skeletons found at Pompeii excavations

Two new skeletons found at Pompeii excavations

Archaeologists at Pompeii said Tuesday that they had uncovered two new skeletons of male victims who likely died in an earthquake that accompanied the devastating volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the Italian city in ash in AD 79.

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African nations to send peace mission to Ukraine, Russia

African nations to send peace mission to Ukraine, Russia

Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday.

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11 footballers arrested in Hong Kong match-fixing probe

11 footballers arrested in Hong Kong match-fixing probe

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 11 footballers from the same team over allegations of match-fixing in a domestic league, the city's anti-graft body said Tuesday.

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Erdogan rival faces uphill struggle in Turkey runoff

Erdogan rival faces uphill struggle in Turkey runoff

Turkey's secular opposition leader may have succeeded in forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into his first ever runoff, but his chances of winning on May 28 are remote.

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Philippines down Cambodia in grudge final to reclaim basketball gold

Philippines down Cambodia in grudge final to reclaim basketball gold

The Philippines avenged the disappointment of an opening-game defeat and reasserted their Southeast Asian Games dominance beating hosts Cambodia on Tuesday to clinch men's basketball gold.

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Gazans amid the rubble of homes flattened by fighting

Gazans amid the rubble of homes flattened by fighting

After her house was levelled by an Israeli strike, Najah Nabhan wonders what will become of her and dozens of relatives left homeless by the latest fighting to hit Gaza.

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Djokovic sees off Norrie to reach Italian Open quarter-finals

Djokovic sees off Norrie to reach Italian Open quarter-finals

Novak Djokovic eased into the Italian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday after breezing past Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4, although there was tension with the Briton after the top seed was hit by a smash.

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EU backs tougher tax rules on crypto transactions

EU backs tougher tax rules on crypto transactions

EU ministers agreed stronger rules Tuesday to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in tax fraud, as Brussels bolsters its efforts to regulate the volatile sector.

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